Gibraltar Parliament

Gibraltar Parliament
Parliament of Gibraltar

logo	Parliament building
Basic data
Seat:	Parliament Building, John Mackintosh Square, Gibraltar
Legislative period :	4 years
MPs:	17th
Current legislative period
Last choice:	17th October 2019
Chair:	Speaker Melvyn Farrell ( Independent )
Distribution of seats:	Government (10) GSLP 7 Liberals 3 Opposition (7) GSD 6 TG 1
Website
www.parliament.gi

The Gibraltar Parliament is the legislature of the British overseas territory .

history

Between 1969 and 2006 the parliament was known as the Gibraltar House of Assembly , since then as the Gibraltar Parliament . Parliament's job is to pass laws. In the unicameral parliament there are 17 elected MPs and a spokesperson - elected by a simple majority of the MPs. The structure and name of Parliament were redesigned with the 2006 Constitution.

Parliament building

The House of Parliament, built in 1817, is located on Main Street and John Machintosh Square . On August 28, 1969, the building was opened as a parliament building by Governor Admiral Varyl Begg .

Current MPs

The Gibraltar Parliament has 17 members.

→ Main article : List of MEPs from Gibraltar (14th legislature)

Web links

• Parliament of Gibraltar

Individual evidence

1. ^ Parliament page of Gibraltar ( Memento of the original from November 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ^ Parliament page of Gibraltar ( Memento of the original from November 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.